Search-light for an umbrella or cane handle.



s.-s. GAY. SEARCH LIGHT FOR AN UMBRELLA OR CANE HANDLE.

I N APPLICATION FILED NOV- 5. I915.

1,1712%. Patented Ma1'.28,1916.

- v SEARCH-LIGHT FDR AN UMBRELLA OR CANE HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Man-28,1916.

Application filed November 5, 1915. Serial No. 59,811.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. GAY, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Sedro lVoolley, in the county of Skagit, State oflVashington. have invented a new and useful Search-Light for an Umbrellaor Cane Handle; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.-

This invention relates to an improved search light'for umbrellas andcane handles, and an object of the invention is to .provide improvedmeans for clamping the glass closure in the end of the handle, andremovablv supporting the storage battery of the light in spaced relationwith the interior of the handle, by means of a shell, and to provide acircuit and circuit closer.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing theSearchlight as applied to a handle of an umbrella. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1, showing the contactingterminals out of contact. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing theterminals in contact.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates an umbrellastick, to which is attached, in the usual manner as at 2 a handle 3.This handle 3 comprises two hollow sections 4 and 5. The section 4 has areduced exteriorly threaded portion 8, which is connected in anysuitable manner as at 9 to a protecting shell or casing 10,

which incloses the electric light bulb 11.-

The protecting shell or casing 10 is integrally connected at 9 to thecasing of the storage battery. The outer end portion of the section 5has an opening 12, there being an overhanging flange 13. Arranged in thehollow of the section 5 is a cup shaped glass protector 14, and theouter surface as at 15 of the' glass protector abuts against the innersection 4 of the handle.

surface of the overhanging flange 13, while the inner edge portion 16 ofthe glass protector engages the edge portion 17 of the protecting shellor casing 10. It is to be noted that the shoulder 18 where the-shell orcasing 10' is made integral at 9 with the casing of the storage battery,8 engages the edge of thereduced portion 6 of the hollow When thehollow section 5 is screwed or connected to the hollow section 4, themetal shell or casing 10 is clamped between the reduced portion 6 ofthehollow section ft and the glass protector 14,1 whereas the glassprotector is clamped between the shell or casing 10 and the overhangingflange 13. In this manner the parts are held securely in position. v

" A terminal contact 20 of the storage bat- .tery (not shown) projectsthrough the casing 8, whereas the second terminal contact 21 projectsthrough one end of the casing 8 of the storage battery. Secured inthehollow section 4 by means of the screw or the like 22 is ametal plateor bar 23 having a bulge 24 at one end constituting a contact tocooperate with the contact 20 when the storage battery and the bulb 11are inserted I in the handle. Secured at 25 in the section 4 is a plate26 having a portion 27 constituting a contact, with which the contact 21cooperates, when the storage battery section ,8 is inserted in thesection 40f the handle.

The plate 26-is provided with a yieldable arm 28 constituting a terminalcontact. Pivotally hinged at 29 to the inner end of the" notch 31 and ahead 32. This push bar 30' projects through an opening 33 in the wall ofthesection 4 of the handle, and one end of this opening 33 is formedwitha lug 34, designed to enter the notch 31, when the push bar 30 isdepressed, thereby holding the terminal contact portion 35 of the plateor bar 23 in cooperation with the terminal contact 28, which willmaintain the circuit of the storage battery closed and the bulb 11lighted; However, the push bar may be depressed to bring the terminalcontacts 28 and 35 in cooperation, without causing the notch 31 toengage the projection or lug 34, in order to light the bulb for a shortperiod, and when pressure is relieved on the push bar, the spring actionof the terminal contact portion 35 will cause disconnection of thecontact, thereby opening the circuit and extinguishing the light of thebulb.

The invention having been set forth, What is claimed as new and usefulis In combination, a hollow body having its open end exteriorly threadedand provided with a storage battery chamber, an open ended cap havingits inner open end interiorly threaded and engaging the exterior threadsof the body, the the cap having an inturned partially curved flange, acup-shaped glass closure fitted telescopically in the cap and havingitsouter curved end face adjacent the side of the glass cup closureabutting the inturned curved flange, a cylindrical hollow shelltelescoping into the cap and being clamped outer open end of axiallybetween the inner end of the glass cup closure and the threaded end ofthe body, said shell having a chamber, an electric lamp supported in thechamber of the shell, :1 storage battery fixed to and supported by theshell and extending into the storage battery chamber and spaced from theinterior cylindrical Wall of the battery chamber, and means including apush member for closing the circuit of the battery for lighting theelectric lamp.

In testimony whereof I-have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL S. GAY.

Witnesses:

T. J. MQRRO\V,1 C; J. VVIcKEs.

